People and places
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify a range of people within a context and be aware of environmental, social and cultural considerations.
Key learning points
- Designers consider users from different social and cultural backgrounds.
- A context is the situation within which something exists or happens.
- An approach to investigate a context is to create a user journey map.
- Designers consider different places within a set context.
Keywords
Context - the situation within which something exists or happen
User - who you are designing for
Environment - description of a place and its surroundings
Consideration - a key factor that designers use to help influence a design
Common misconception
When investigating a context, you should only consider the user's preferences.
Within a context, there are different groups of people who have different preferences. It is important for designers to consider these groups and their different social and cultural backgrounds, as well environmental considerations.
Teacher tip
Produce a list of examples for high profile events that are suited to your classes experiences and knowledge. For example, a list of large sporting events, music festivals, royal, celebrity and political events.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.All design and technological practice takes place within that inform outcomes.
Q2.One approach to investigate a context is for designers to use the 3 P's. The 3 P's are purpose, place and ...
Q3.Another approach to investigate a context is to use the 4 W's. The 4 W's are who, what, where and ...
Q4.Another approach to investigate a context is to create a context mind map. This is so designers can ...
Q5.Product analysis is a type of research.
Q6.The person you are designing for is called the ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.One approach to investigate a context is to create a user journey map. A user journey map is ...
Q2.Choose the events that are classed as a high profile event.
Q3.Match the following term to its definition.
who you are designing for and who directly interacts with a product
is a person, group or organisation that seeks expertise or solutions
a person, group or organisation with an interest in a project
is a specific group of consumers identified the most likely audience
is the individual who purchases or pays
Q4.Select an approach to finding out a user's preferences in more detail?
Q5.An environment refers to ...
Q6.As a designer it is important to be aware of different environmental, and cultural considerations within a context.
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